Prom Queen - The Marc Hall Story

With his blue hair and life-size poster of Celine Dion on his bedroom wall, Marc Hall’s devout Catholic parents had to deal with having a gay son, but now the school board of his Catholic Parish had to face Marc as well. All Marc wanted to do was bring his date to the prom like all of his accepting friends, and that’s just what the school wouldn’t allow -- so sets the drama for this excellent, surprisingly fun, made-for-Canadian TV movie.

Set in the fictional working-class town of Inniston, Ontario, Prom Queen introduces viewers to Marc Hall (Ashmore), a popular student who manages to avoid the typical harassment a gay kid in a small town would expect to face. But when Marc decides to take his boyfriend to the prom, he finds he has stepped over the line, straight into a firestorm. His boyfriend Jason wasn’t prepared for the battle and closet issues arise. His mother and father love their son unconditionally and they join the battle. Marc submits his application to take his date to the prom like all other students, expecting nothing more than to join the party. What he gets is a firm rejection first from the principal and then the school board. When Marc appeals the decision he loses that too. It’s then that sharp gay attorney Lonnie Winn (Scott Thompson) takes up the battle toward the end we all know is coming -- after all this is a happy movie!

With lively set design, lots of catchy pop tunes and clever screenwriting, Prom Queen has none of that dryness a US TV movie has. While you won’t be getting any sexual jollies off the film, you will probably laugh, you’ll learn something and you’ll probably find yourself cheering for Marc before the film’s end.

Upplagd i sortimentet: 16 Februari, 2009